Neža Maurer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Neža Maurer

Slovene poet

Date of Birth: 22-Dec-1930

Place of Birth: Podvin pri Polzeli, Slovenia

Profession: writer, poet, editor, journalist, slavicist, opinion journalist

Nationality: Slovenia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Neža Maurer Škofic (born 22 December 1930) is a Slovene poet and writer.
She writes for children, young adults and adults and has also worked as a translator, journalist, editor and teacher.Maurer was born in the village of Podvin near Polzela in 1930.
She trained as a teacher in Ljubljana and taught in schools in Crni vrh nad Idrijo and Ilirska Bistrica and at the same time got a degree in Slavistics from the University of Ljubljana.
She worked as a journalist and programme coordinator for youth programmes at TV Ljubljana and as a contributor and editor at numerous magazines and journals.
She lives in Škofja Loka and in her retirement continues to be a prolific writer and poet. In 2010 she received the Poetry Gold Medal for her life's work.